Fountain-pen.



L. I. PERRY.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

APPLICATION FILED 111111113. 1910.

982,527. Patented Jan. 24,1911.

UNITED sirarns PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS IGNATIUS PERRY, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS IGNATIUS PERRY, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at London, England, have invented new and usefulImprovements in the Mannfacture of Fountain-Pens, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to modern reservoir fountain pens having only anunder-feed made of material such as vulcanite, celluloid or metal. Thisunderfeed as is well known is attached to the reservoir and has achannel to enable the ink to flow from the reservoir in the handle tothe nib.

In practice it is found that great difficulty arises in manufacturinggold nibs for use in such reservoir pens by stamping in the same waythat steel nibs are manufactured. Some of such nibs are too soft orflexible when finished to be used in a fountain pen having such anunderfeed. An ordinary old nib for use with fountain pens has a stifbody and the points only are flexible. A gold nib made by dies like asteel nib is frequently flexible throughout the greater part of itslength. Such a nib cannot be used with fountain pens having only anunder-feed as in some cases the nib springs to such an extent that itcauses the ink to flow too freely and in other cases it bends up or setsso that the flow is insufli cient.

The object of the present invention is to construct an under-fedfountain pen provided with a gold nib made by stamping as steel pens aremade, which nib, although flexible throughout the greater part of itslength, yet does not pull too far away from the under-feed in use.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the flexibility ofthe nib so as to suit the handwriting.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is an underside view of a nib, an under-feed made of vulcaniteand part of a fountain pen, and Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectionthrough the nib and feed. Fig. 3 is an underside view of a nibSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24:, 1911.

Application filed June 13, 1910. Serial No. 566,512.

and under-feed showing a slight modification.

In carrying the invention into eifect, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I formthe points of the pen or nib a with two or more small arms orprojections a, which, after the pen or nib is placed in its holder 6,are bent against the underside of the feed a. If a. pen is very flexiblethe said arms or proj ections a are bent somewhat tightly a ainst thefeed 0. If the pen a is fairly stifi it is not necessary to bend thearms a so tightly against the feed 0. By means of these arms orprojections a one is able to adjust the amount of flexibility to suitthe handwriting.

If desired the two arms a may be made of such a length that they meetand may be soldered together on their meeting edges a, as shown in Fig.3, thereby forming a band which passes across the under-feed c and iscapable of being pressed into contact with or toward the same. This bandmay be formed by making the arms of such a len th that they meet and bysoldering the meeting edges together.

In some cases thefeed 0 is flexible so that in writing it bends with thenib and thus supports the nib without unduly diminishing its flexibilityin use.

I am aware'that nibs for dipping in ink have been formed with small armsor pro jections for the purpose of fixing a small plate or shoe to theunderside of the nib and thus forming a reservoir, but said plate orshoe was not connected to the handle of the pcnholder and did not act asan underfeed from the reservoir in the handle.

hat I claim is 1. In a fountain pen, the combination of a handle actingas a reservoir, an underfeed carried by the handle and being providedwith a channel to convey the ink, a flexible nib carried by the handleand arms carried by the points of the nib which are adjusted against theunderside of the underfeed for the purpose of regulating the flexibilityof the nib, substantially as set forth.

2. In a fountain pen, the combination of a handle acting as a reservoir,an underfeed flexibility of the nib, substantially as set carried by thehandle, and being provided forth. 10 With a channel to convey the ink, aflexible In Witness whereof I have hereunto set nib carried by thehandle, and arms carried my hand in presence of two witnesses.

by the points of the nib of such a length LOUIS IGNATIUS PERRY. thatthey meet and are soldered together and Vvitnesses: v

are adjusted against the under side of the WM. GIRLING,

underfeed for the purpose 01": regulating the HERBERT D. JAMESON.

